Elmer’s Island beach area accessible from LA 1 on weekends starting July 3 July 1, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD), announced Tuesday, June 30, 2009 that the public road to Elmer’s Island in Jefferson Parish has been repaired and will be open for the 4th of July holiday weekend, as of Friday, July 3, one half hour before sunrise.
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L.D.W.F. to hold alligator lottery hunts July 1, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will conduct alligator lottery hunts on four Coastal & Nongame Resources (CNR) Division Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), 11 Wildlife Division WMAs and 16 public lakes for the 2009 alligator harvest season in order to increase alligator harvest opportunities for the public.
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L.D.W.F. Aquatic Plant Control Program increasing salvinia weevil population on Lake Bistineau June 22, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ (LDWF) Office of Fisheries is moving large quantities of salvinia weevils into Lake Bistineau in northwest Louisiana as part of a multi-tiered treatment effort to slow the growth of giant salvinia. Lake Bistineau covers 17,200 acres just south of Doyline and is a popular fishing spot for bass and crappie.
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Fishing and hunting recreational licenses to expire June 30 June 17, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries would like to remind the state’s recreational anglers and hunters that their 2008-09 licenses will expire on June 30.
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L.D.W.F. treats Toledo Bend for aquatic weeds June 17, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Office of Fisheries section treated 1,542 acres of invasive aquatic weeds on Toledo Bend from June 1-5.
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Applications are being accepted for 2009 Bayou Pierre W.M.A. lottery dove hunt June 10, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now accepting applications for an opening day lottery dove hunt on the Bayou Pierre Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The hunt is scheduled for the first Saturday of the September 2009 dove season and the deadline for returning applications is July 17, 2009.
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Nutria incentive program ends with 334,038 harvested June 2, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) annual Coastwide Nutria Control Program concluded its 2008-09 season on March 31, 2009 with 262 participants having harvested 334,038 nutria.
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Deer telemetry study completed May 19, 2009
The two-year deer telemetry study spearheaded by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and the Louisiana State University's (LSU) School of Natural Resources was completed in early April.
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High Ouachita River levels postpones floodplain reconnection project May 19, 2009
Monroe, La. -- Due to high water on the Ouachita River and flooding of the 16,000-acre Mollicy Unit, the East Side of Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge, near Bastrop, La., is closed to ensure public safety.
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More road closures on Grassy Lake W.M.A. due to high water May 19, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has temporarily closed the Murphy's Ditch crossing near the Red River Bay on Grassy Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) due to flooding from the Red River. This road closure is in addition to the May 14 closure of Cas Cas Road on Grassy Lake WMA in Avoyelles Parish.
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Vernon Lake to be lowered for repairs May 19, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Inland Fish Division, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) and the Vernon Parish Police Jury are scheduling a summer/fall drawdown for Vernon Lake beginning June 1, 2009 and extending through Oct. 31, 2009.
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Pearl River W.M.A. Hwy. 11 entrance to be periodically closed due to bridge construction May 18, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will periodically close the U.S. Hwy. 11 gate that provides vehicle access to the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in St. Tammany Parish for the next two weeks due to ongoing bridge repairs.
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Road closed on Grassy Lake W.M.A. due to high water May 14, 2009
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has temporarily closed the Cas Cas Road on the Grassy Lake Wildlife Management Area in Avoyelles Parish due to flooding from the Red River.
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Louisiana spring shrimp season to open May 7, 2009
The opening dates of the 2009 Louisiana spring shrimp season were announced at the May 7 meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
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